Lange-Jensen, 55, willed herself to play LumenoCity

10:10 PM,
Dec. 14, 2013

Catherine Lange-Jensen

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Catherine Lange-Jensen's cancer had returned, but the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra violinist willed herself to play one last time for LumenoCity, the concert and high-tech light show in Washington Park in August.

"She was hanging in there just to do that. She really wanted to get through it, and was already feeling sick. It was very hard for her to do," said her husband of 17 years, Cincinnati Symphony percussionist Richard Jensen. "We had gotten to know (incoming music director) Louis Langrée, and she wanted to be there for him."